Tree Information
Common Name: Chinese-quince
Scientific Name: Pseudocydonia sinensis (syn. Chaenomeles sinensis)
Native/Naturalized: Not Naturalized
Database ID: 1487
Status: alive
National Champion: no
Virginia Champion: yes
Circumference: 44 in.
Height: 30 ft.
Crown: 20 ft.
Points: 79
Date Last Measured: 2019
Last Measured by: Davis Camalier, Greg Zell
Date First Measured: 2009
Comments: The tree seems healthy and sound, cared for by arboretum staff. The tree has the ID 3267 in the arboretum system.
2019 Update: There is some dead wood in the crown, but besides that the tree seems healthy. The circumference was measured below the trunk split at 2 feet above ground level.
Location of Tree
Tree is located in: Clarke
Land Owner: State Arboretum of Virginia
GPS Coordinates: 39.06025, -78.06472
Directions: Located in the Quince stand with the other state co-champion, south of the Quarters on Loop Drive.
Owner Address: 400 Blandy Farm Lane
Boyce, VA 22620
Contact Information
Contact Name: T'ai H. Roulston
Contact Email: tai.roulston@virginia.edu
Contact Phone: 540-837-1758
Contact Info: T'ai H. Roulston, Curator, 540 837-1758 ext. 276.
Nominators
Original Nominator(s): Byron Carmean, Gary Williamson, Jeff Kirwan
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